Research Database: Article Details
| Citation: | Frounfelker, R.L., Wilkniss, S.M., Bond, G.R., Devitt, T.S., & Drake, R.E. (2011). Enrollment in supported employment services for clients with a co-occurring disorder. Psychiatric Services, 62 (5), 545-547. |
| Title: | Enrollment in supported employment services for clients with a co-occurring disorder |
| Authors: | Frounfelker, R.L., Wilkniss, S.M., Bond, G.R., Devitt, T.S., & Drake, R.E. |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Journal/Publication: | Psychiatric Services |
| Publisher: | American Psychiatric Association |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.62.5.pss6205_0545 |
| Full text: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21532083 | PDF |
| Peer-reviewed? | Yes |
| NIDILRR-funded? | Not reported |
| Research design: | Database mining |
Structured abstract:
| Background: | People with serious psychiatric disorders often experience "co-occurring substance use disorders" (p. 545). Therefore, they require integrated services and employment offers "a meaningful activity that supports recovery" (p. 545). |
| Purpose: | The study examined "the relationship between co-occurring disorders and enrollment in supported employment services among clients with serious mental illness" (p. 545). |
| Setting: | The setting was Thresholds Psychiatric Rehabilitation Centers in Chicago Illinois. |
| Study sample: | The study sample included 1,748 clients who were admitted to Thresholds services between January 2008 and December 2009 (p. 545). |
| Intervention: | The intervention was supported employment for people with chronic mental illness with co-occurring substance use disorders |
| Control or comparison condition: | The comparison condition was supported employment for people with chronic mental illness without substance use disorders. |
| Data collection and analysis: | Data was retrieved from electronic medical records at Thresholds Psychiatric Rehabilitation Center in Chicago and analyzed for clients admitted during a 2-year period. |
| Findings: | Clients with a co-occurring substance use disorder were 52% less likely to enroll in a supported employment program. However, of those that did enter the program, the competitive employment outcomes for both groups was similar. |
| Conclusions: | People with chronic mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorders are interested in competitive employment; however, they have difficulty accessing supported employment programs and are successful once they do. |
| Disabilities served: |
Alcohol and drug abuse Chronic mental illness |
| Populations served: |
Gender: Female and Male Race: Black / African American Race: White / Caucasian Ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino |
| Interventions: |
Supported employment |
| Outcomes: |
Employment acquisition |